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1 Peter 1:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:16

Theological / Devotional

It is written. The ultimate authority to which the NT writers uniformly appeal is the OT (cf. on Matt. 2:5; Acts 2:16; Rom. 1:17; etc.).

Be ye holy. Quoted from Lev. 11:44 ; 19:2; 20:7. Textual evidence is here divided (cf. p. 10) between the use of the imperative “be ye” and the future “ye shall be,” but the intent is the same in that Peter is calling all Christians to holy living.

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